Kelsey Grammer

Although a classically trained actor with a number of impressive stage performances on his résumé, Kelsey Grammer was best known for playing the pompous, but ultimately likable psychiatr...
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The things they say:

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WENN.com
Mar 12, 2015

"I'm at six (kids). My wife Kayte actually calls me Genghis Khan so... she likes to tell me I have dozens of children! (I'm) probably not (at the end of the run)." Actor Kelsey Grammer is keen to expand his family with his fourth wife Kayte, who pokes fun at her husband by comparing him to the historical Mongol warrior famous for having multiple kids with various spouses.

Actor Kelsey Grammer fears Sunday's (15Mar15) first preview of his new Broadway show Finding Neverland will be a disaster because rehearsals have already included an on-set accident and a failed costume change. The former Frasier star portrays Charles Frohman, the producer of playwright J.M. Barrie's production of Peter Pan, and the curtain is due to go up for the first time on the musical at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre this weekend.
However, Grammer has warned the audience at Sunday's show to be prepared for hiccups as castmembers and producers still have a number of kinks to work out.
During an interview with U.S. talk show host David Letterman on Wednesday night (11Mar15), he explained, "We were standing on the stage rehearsing (today) and I realised we hadn't done that scene for about 10 days, so I thought, 'We're probably in trouble on Sunday', 'cause I didn't remember anything I was meant to say...!
"The New York audience is great, you know, the Broadway gang, because they know accidents are bound to happen (in previews). We've had a couple - one girl got knocked out by a harpoon the other day."
He continued, "I've got one costume change at the beginning of the show that hasn't gone right yet. I'm about 30 seconds behind so I'm not sure what's gonna happen."
However, Grammer is confident that once the show officially launches on 15 April (15), theatregoers will not be disappointed.
He says, "It's a very, very complex show. Finding Neverland is gonna be a great show. A lot of people are gonna just fall in love with this and it's gonna run for 25, 30 years. I've honestly been telling people if they don't see it, they will regret it."
Grammer will star alongside Glee actor Matthew Morrison, who will portray Barrie, while Tony winner Diane Paulus will direct the production, which is being produced by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, among others.

Actor Bryan Cranston is throwing his star support behind new Broadway musical Finding Neverland after signing on as a producer. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who helped produce the Breaking Bad star's Tony Award-winning production of All the Way last year (14), reveals Cranston became so enchanted by an early workshop of the Peter Pan origin story, he wanted to invest in the stage show.
Announcing the news in a statement, Weinstein writes, "We were so thrilled that he wanted to come on board as an investor. Having him as an ally and offering his overall support of this production means the world. He has given Diane (Paulus, director) and me such smart, constructive creative advice."
Glee actor Matthew Morrison will portray playwright J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland, with former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer as his producer. The production will feature a score by British pop star Gary Barlow.
Previews will begin on 15 March (15) at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with opening night set for 15 April (15).

Kelsey Grammer has ended a long-running feud with Piers Morgan three years after storming off the set of the former newsman's CNN show. The Frasier star hit headlines in 2012 when he pulled out of an appearance on U.S. TV series Piers Morgan Tonight at the very last minute after spotting a picture of his ex-wife Camille in the show's opening credits.
Morgan was infuriated by the drama and banned Grammer from ever working with him in the future, but the pair put the feud behind them at a pre-Oscars party thrown by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in California last month (Feb15).
In his diary column for Britain's Event magazine, Morgan writes, "I kissed and made up with Kelsey Grammer. The Cheers legend walked off my CNN show before even reaching the set after a blazing row with my producers in the green room over our use of a photo of his ex-wife in the pre-taped opening trailer. He was upset because he was with his new wife... Kayte. I let rip at his rudeness on air and his publicist later returned fire on Kelsey's behalf.
"So tonight, when I came face to face with him and Kayte, it could have been very awkward. 'Group hug?' I suggested. They burst out laughing, and we did indeed group-hug. 'Kelsey did it for me, he was protecting my honour,' said Kayte. 'I understand,' I replied. 'I'm sorry my own reaction was a little intemperate.' I'm either getting soft in my older age, or more mature. Both would be a worrying development."
Grammer endured a bitter divorce battle with Camille after their split in 2010. He went on to marry Kayte Walsh in 2011.

Cameron Diaz has been named Hollywood's Worst Actress at the 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards, while former Worst Actor winner Ben Affleck redeemed himself with his role in acclaimed drama Gone Girl.
The 'worst' movies of 2014 were called out at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday (21Feb15), just a day before the Oscars on Sunday (22Feb15). Diaz was crowned Worst Actress for her roles in The Other Woman and Sex Tape, while her film Annie was chosen as Worst Remake.
Kirk Cameron was named Worst Actor, his comedy Saving Christmas was named Worst Picture and he also landed the Worst Screen Combo award for "Kirk Cameron &amp; His Ego".
Worst Supporting Actor went to Kelsey Grammer, for The Expendables 3, Legends of Oz, Think Like a Man Too and Transformers: Age of Extinction, and Megan Fox was named Worst Supporting Actress for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. However, it was a good night for 2004 Worst Actor winner Affleck, who won the inaugural Redeemer Award, which is given to a superstar who has been awarded a Razzie in the past, but has since rebounded with critical success. Affleck's turn in Gone Girl did enough to make up for his performances in films such as Gigi and Daredevil.

Mark Wahlberg's blockbuster Transformers: Age Of Extinction has been named among the "worst" films of the year after scoring seven nominations for the 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards. The fourth installment of Michael Bay's action franchise claimed the most nods ahead of the annual prizegiving, which celebrates the worst Hollywood films and performances.
Despite being named the highest-grossing film of 2014 with $1.1 billion earnings at the global box office, the latest Transformers movie is up for Worst Sequel, Worst Screenplay, Worst Screen Combo, Worst Director for Bay, Worst Supporting Actress for Nicola Peltz, and Worst Supporting Actor for Kelsey Grammer.
Transformers is also up for Worst Picture, going up against Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, Left Behind, The Legend of Hercules and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Saving Christmas and The Legend of Hercules trail Transformers with six nominations each. Cameron and Hercules star Kellan Lutz will face off in the Worst Actor category, along with Nicolas Cage (Left Behind), Seth MacFarlane (A Million Ways to Die in the West), and Razzie regular Adam Sandler (Blended).
Hercules' Gaia Weiss is up for the "dis-honour" of Worst Actress, against Drew Barrymore (Blended), Cameron Diaz (The Other Woman and Sex Tape), Melissa McCarthy (Tammy) and Charlize Theron (A Million Ways to Die in the West).
In addition, a new category has been added this year (14) - the Redeemer Award will be given to a superstar who has been awarded a Razzie in the past, but has since rebounded with critical success.
Among the inaugural group of nominees are Ben Affleck (Gone Girl), Jennifer Aniston (Cake), Mike Myers (Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon), Keanu Reeves (John Wick), and Kristen Stewart (Camp X-Ray).
The 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards will be handed out on 21 February (15), the night before the Academy Awards.

A Million Ways To Die In The West, Transformers: Age Of Extinction, Sex Tape and The Interview will 'fight' for the title of 2014's worst film at the Golden Raspberry Awards in February (15), according to a leaked list of potential nominees. With almost two weeks to go before the official Razzie nominations are announced, awards website GoldDerby.com has obtained the shortlists for Worst Film, Worst Remake, Worst Screenplay, Worst Screen Combo, Worst Director and Worst Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
Unsurprisingly, Transformers: Age of Extinction comes out on top with nine considerations including Worst Film, Worst Director (Michael Bay), Worst Sequel, Worst Screenplay and Worst Supporting Actor and Actress (Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz and Sophie Miles).
It is closely followed by Seth MacFarlane's critically-mauled A Million Ways to Die in the West with eight nods, including Worst Film, Worst Director (MacFarlane) and Worst Actress (Charlize Theron). Saving Christmas, Sex Tape, Legend of Hercules and Haunted House 2 land six nominations, according to the leaked list, while Pompeii, The Expendables 3 and Johnny Depp's Transcendence bottom out with five apiece.
Cameron Diaz is among the potential nominees in the Worst Actress category with two films, Sex Tape and The Other Woman, and she's also up for Worst Supporting Actress for her role in Annie, while Glee star Lea Michele's voice in Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return earns her a Razzie consideration for Worst Actress.
Seth Rogen's controversial new comedy picks up four early nods, including Worst Film and Worst Actor (Rogen and James Franco), and movie veteran Jane Fonda could land a Razzie for her role as a lesbian matriarch in This is Where I Leave You, while Kelsey Grammer, Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwarzenegger are all under consideration for a Worst Supporting Actor nomination for The Expendables 3.
The Golden Raspberry Awards nominations will be unveiled on 14 January (15).

Kelsey Grammer's actress daughter Greer has been named Miss Golden Globe for next year's (15) Hollywood Foreign Press Association prizegiving. The 22 year old, whose mother is make-up artist Barrie Buckner, will succeed Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's daughter Sosie, who was chosen to be the ceremony usher this year (14).
Miss Golden Globes are always the daughters of actors or actresses.
Greer Grammer says, "I am flattered to have been chosen by the HFPA for this year's Miss Golden Globe. It's truly an honour to be included in this experience that so many incredible men and women have been a part of."
The Golden Globe nominations will be announced on 11 December (14). The ceremony will take place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on 11 January (15).

Arnold Schwarzenegger was crowned Cigar Smoker of the Year at an awards dinner in London on Sunday (16Nov14). The Terminator star saw off competition from Kelsey Grammer, who was runner-up, and Sir Michael Caine, Ricky Gervais, Laurence Fishburne and London mayor Boris Johnson, who were all nominated for the prize.
Schwarzenegger and Grammer both attended the Spectator Cigar Awards Dinner and there seemed to be no rivalry among them as they were spotted sitting together.
The former muscleman joked, "When you've been a body building champion, and you've done movies and you've done all the various things which I have done, you receive a lot of trophies and a lot of awards. But I can tell you one thing, this one tonight is really the most... recent."

Actor Kelsey Grammer is set to make a return to Broadway after joining the cast of new musical Finding Neverland. The former Frasier star is set to play Charles Frohman, the producer of playwright J.M. Barrie's production of Peter Pan, according to The New York Times.
Grammer was last seen on the Great White Way in 2010 playing a gay nightclub owner in La Cage aux Folles, a role which earned him a Tony Award nomination.
He is taking over the part in Finding Neverland from Tony winner Michael McGrath, who portrayed the producer during the show's successful run at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts over the summer (14).
Grammer joins Glee star Matthew Morrison as Barrie in the production, which is based on the 2004 movie starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
Finding Neverland is slated to begin performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City in March (15).

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Executive produced hit NBC drama "Medium"; also guest starred as the Angel of Death in 2006

Returned to series TV as the central character on the short lived Fox comedy "Back to You"

Cast as Dr. Hank McCoy (a.k.a. Beast) in the third installment of the "X-Men" series "X-Men: The Last Stand"

Voiced the the scheming Vladimir in the animated film "Anastasia"

Made TV producing debut with the NBC TV-movie "The Innocent"; also starred

Landed featured role of Cassio in a Broadway revival of "Othello" opposite James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer

Lent his voice to Stinky Pete the Prospector for the animated film "Toy Story 2"

Cast as the U.S. President in the comedy film "Swing Vote"

Featured in the HBO film "The Pentagon Wars"

Performed for three years at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego in the late 1970s

Born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Created an American adaptation of the British series "The Sketch Show" (Fox)

Produced the short-lived NBC comedy series "Fired Up" with Sharon Lawrence

Provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons" (Fox)

Cast in the title role of a Wall Street executive who loses his job on ABC's short-lived series "Hank"

Cast opposite Luke Wilson in the crime film "Middle Men"

Starred on Broadway in "Macbeth" opposite Diane Venora; show closed after only 13 regular performances

Made Broadway debut in "Macbeth"; played the role of Lennox when Philip Anglim abruptly withdrew from the show

Formed Grammnet Productions

Acted at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN

Made his Broadway musical debut in the revival of "La Cage aux Folles" at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre; earned a Tony Award nomination for Leading Actor in a Musical

Moved to NYC to attend Juilliard; was expelled after two years

Executive produced and starred in the NBC comedy special "Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny"

Appeared as Dr. Canard on the NBC daytime series "Another World"

Reprised the role of Dr. Frasier Crane for the NBC sitcom "Frasier"; also executive produced; performed the show's theme song "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs"; produced and directed several episodes

Played corrupt Chicago mayor Tom Kane on the STARZ series "Boss"

Portrayed Stephen Smith in the NBC miniseries "Kennedy"

Performed with Christine Baranski in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine production of "Sunday in the Park with George"; also starred Mandy Patinkin

Joined the cast of the NBC sitcom "Cheers" as Dr. Frasier Crane in the third season; recommended by former Juilliard classmate Mandy Patinkin; became a regular cast member on the fourth season

Played the title character opposite Christine Baranski's Mrs. Lovett in the LA Reprise! production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Starred as Agent Banks in the comedy "The Big Empty"

Executive produced the fall UPN sitcom "Girlfriends"

Played an orchestra conductor in the feature remake of "Fame"

Summary

Although a classically trained actor with a number of impressive stage performances on his résumé, Kelsey Grammer was best known for playing the pompous, but ultimately likable psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on two classic and award-winning sitcoms, "Cheers" (NBC, 1984-1993) and "Frasier" (NBC, 1993-2004). Prior to him landing the role that defined his career, Grammer was struggling on stage and in small roles to make a name for himself, while behind the scenes, suffering from numerous personal tragedies that befell both himself and his family. Perhaps as a means of coping with the seemingly unending string of deaths of loved ones, Grammer fell into a dependency on cocaine and alcohol, which he later attributed to his inability to cope after the rape and murder of his sister by a man released on the grounds of insanity. For years, Grammer struggled to cope with his addictions, while audiences saw little to nothing of his problems in their enjoyment of Frasier Crane. Entering rehab for the first time in 1990, Grammer eventually attained sobriety in 1996, well into his Emmy Award-winning run on "Frasier," largely considered to be one of the most successful television spin-offs of all time. After "Frasier" finally left the airwaves in 2004, Grammer was finally able to concentrate on other projects. Despite memorable performances in other sitcoms and in features, Grammer was indelibly linked to the beloved character he had played so convincingly for years.

Met while she was performing on Broadway in "42nd Street"; Married on May 30, 1982; Divorced in 1990

Tammi Alexander

Companion

Posed for Playboy; Engaged to be married in March 1994; Separated in June 1996 after allegations of an affair with an underage babysitter surfaced

Barrie Buckner

Companion

Had affair with Grammer while he was living with Cerlette Lamme; mother of Grammer's daughter Greer

Gordon Cranmer

Grandfather

Maternal grandfather; Raised Grammer after his parents' divorce; Died of cancer when Grammer was 11

Evangeline Cranmer

Grandmother

Leigh-Anne Csuhany

Wife

Married Sept. 11, 1992; Grammer filed for annulment June 1993 after she allegedly menaced him with a kitchen knife; sought custody of their unborn child; she attempted suicide and underwent abortion; Divorced 1993

Became engaged in fall 1996; Married Aug. 2, 1997 in a Catholic ceremony; Appeared together on the first season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (Bravo); She filed for divorce in July 2010, citing irreconcilable differences; Divorce finalized Feb. 10, 2011

Divorced Sally Grammer c. 1957; Grammer did not see his father for 15 years; Met son only twice before his 1968 murder; was murdered on the front lawn of his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Sally Grammer

Mother

Divorced Allen Grammer c. 1957; Took Grammer to live with her parents in New Jersey; Died July 7, 2008 at age 80

Greer Grammer

Daughter

Born Feb. 15, 1992; mother, Barrie Buckner; Grammer didn't see her because of strained relations with her mother

Mason Grammer

Daughter

Born Oct. 24, 2001 via a surrogate; mother, Camille Donatacci Grammer

Jude Grammer

Son

Born Aug. 28, 2004 via a surrogate; mother, Camille Donatacci Grammer

Karen Grammer

Sister

Born c. 1957; Raped and murdered in Colorado Springs, CO in 1975

Billy Grammer

Half-Brother

Died while scuba diving in 1980

John Grammer

Half-Brother

Sold the story of Grammer's underage-sex allegations to the tabloids

Stephen Grammer

Half-Brother

Died while scuba diving in 1980

Betty Grammer

Half-Sister

Faith Grammer

Daughter

Born July 13, 2012; mother, Kayte Walsh

Cerlette Lamme

Companion

Met in 1985; Together for seven years, separating in 1992; Sued Grammer for libel over comments in his book

Kayte Walsh

Wife

Sources revealed she was pregnant after two months of dating, but suffered a miscarriage in September 2010; Confirmed in December 2010 that they were engaged; Married Feb. 25, 2011 in New York City

Education

Name

Pine Crest Preparatory High School

Atlantic Highlands Elementary School

The Juilliard School

Rumson Country Day School

Public School 24

Public School 22

Notes

Grammer had the distinction of being the first actor to receive Emmy nominations for performances as the same character over three different seasons on three different shows. He garnered two Emmy nods for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series playing Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers" (NBC) and one in 1992 for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for a guest shot as a vacationing Dr. Crane on "Wings" (NBC). He finally won the statuette for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1994 for the first season of "Frasier" (NBC).

In September 1996, after being involved in a traffic accident, Grammer checked into the Betty Ford Clinic.

He launched his own website at Kelseylive.com.

"The one thing Kelsey couldn't leave behind in playing Frasier is his big heart, and that's what people respond to. But he is, in almost every way, diametrically opposed to the part he has played for so many years." – "Frasier" co-star David Hyde Pierce to GQ Magazine, March 1997

"Kelsey has no boundaries. He was never told what was right and wrong. And now he has all the fame, the money and the power. So, he's like a child let loose on the world." – Grammer's former girlfriend Tammi Baliszewski to Us Weekly, May 1997

"I know the questions about 'my problems' or whatever, but they are not the defining factor of my life. The way I dealt with my problems defines me. I have cause to be proud of who I am, and I always did, but I just didn't know it. Now I do." – Grammer to TV Guide Magazine, Feb. 21, 1998

"Frasier is enormously human. People recognize themselves in him, and are charmed by his willingness to fail. He just throws himself into life. He still thinks he can find love and do good.

"Oddly enough, he succeeds now and then. He's endearing because he's flawed, yet he does his best. Don't forget that he's a good man, too. But he takes himself way too seriously. His behavior becomes almost insane sometimes, because he misunderstands the facts in many situations. As long as human beings are like that – and we all are – Frasier will be popular." – Grammer to Biography Magazine, April 1998

"Despite the fact that I developed a reputation for being quite the L.A. partyer, I did most of my partying at home. I would pour myself five or six drinks and lose them in the house. There was always a drink around somewhere. I realized that the kind of drinking they did on 'Cheers' was nothing like real drinking. My choice at the end was vodka. That's where most people wind up. I don't know why, maybe because it has less color. I ended up at potato vodka, which I convinced myself was more real, and I thought there was some payoff for me in the potato. When I was going through a bottle a day, it became too much. I was about three weeks away from bottoming out when I finally checked into the Betty Ford clinic in 1996." – Grammer to Details Magazine, March 1999

"'Othello' was a real eye-opener for me, because that's when I made the decision that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. And that happened because of what I had to fight for. James [Earl Jones] is one of the most generous actors in the world on stage. Christopher [Plummer] is not. In any work I go into, my goal is to always stay true to the text and true to myself, to my actor's instinct. My actor's instinct was challenged by Christopher's performance, and having learned how to stand up for the part I needed to play, I knew that acting was what I wanted to do." – Grammer to InTheater Magazine, March 15, 1999

"Kelsey taught me Shakespeare. We were in the same class at Juilliard, and he knew more about Shakespeare than anyone. He's a classical actor who happens to have made a successful career in television." – Diane Venora to The Boston Globe, May 14, 2000

"There was a time when I thought there was nothing of Frasier Crane in Kelsey Grammer. When I first knew him, there he was in torn shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, with unruly hair and all the mad partying. But over the years, I've seen the two get closer together. No one is as pompous as Frasier, but what they do share is both are driven by the desire to be kind and do the right thing." – writer/producer David Lee to Newsday, June 11, 2000

"If I don't go back to live theater every few years, I begin to feel rusted." – Grammer to The Observer, June 11, 2000

Grammer became the highest salaried actor on TV beginning in fall 2002, when he signed a deal to receive a reported $1.6 million per episode of "Frasier" (NBC).

In May 2001, Grammer received an honorary doctorate from Amherst College in Massachusetts.

Grammer suffered a heart attack on May 31, 2008.

On July 28, 2008 Grammer checked into an undisclosed New York hospital after complaints of feeling faint.

"I didn't have a divine intervention that said, This is your calling. There was one thing I loved a little bit more than surfing – and that was acting." – Grammer quoted in Esquire magazine, January 2010